This is a decoding strategy to help students practice reading words phonetically. We use this strategy in our classroom when learning new-to-sound-out words. The steps are outlines below:
The adult says...
This is the word _____________. What is the word? _____________
In the word, ___________, what LETTER makes the ____________ sound?
What letter(s) make the ______________ sound?
In the word, __________, what sound does the letter ____ make?
If I took off the ______, what sound would be left?
What is the whole word?
This is an example using the word "bring."
This is the word
bring. What is the word?
In the word bring, what LETTERS make the brrr sound?
In the word bring, what LETTERS make the -ing sound?
In the word bring, what SOUND does the b-r make?
If I took off the b-r, what SOUND would be left?
What is the word?